SynthesisThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2002
Surgery for lateral elbow pain.
Synthesis in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
- Surgery for lateral elbow pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2011Pooled it
- Treatment of tendinopathy: what works, what does not, and what is on the horizon.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2008Pooled it
- Prospective randomized controlled trial in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis with a new dynamic wrist orthosis.European journal of medical research · 2018Trial
- Physiotherapy alone or in combination with corticosteroid injection for acute lateral epicondylitis in general practice: a protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2009Trial
- Adherence rates to the Minimum Information for Studies Evaluating Biologics in Orthopedics guidelines for clinical studies on platelet-rich plasma for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis: a systematic review.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2026Review
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- Minimally invasive needle tenotomy vs. platelet rich plasma injection in the treatment of chronic elbow epicondylitis.JSES international · 2025Article
- The use of platelet-rich plasma therapy in treating tennis elbow: A critical review of randomised control trials.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Review
- Digital Rehabilitation for Elbow Pain Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Treatment, Diagnostic Criteria and Variability of Terminology for Lateral Elbow Pain: Findings from an Overview of Systematic Reviews.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Extra-articular arthroscopic release of lateral epicondylitis: a prospective study.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2021Article
- Open, Arthroscopic, and Percutaneous Surgical Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2018Article
- Epidemiology and Disease Burden of Lateral Epicondylitis in the USA: Analysis of 85,318 Patients.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2018Article
- Richly innervated soft tissues covering the superficial aspect of the extensor origin in patients with chronic painful tennis elbow - Implication for treatment?Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2017Article
- Platelet-Rich-Plasma Injections in Treating Lateral Epicondylosis: a Review of the Recent Evidence.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2015Review
- Oxford elbow scores in an asymptomatic population.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2013Article
- Effects of taping on pain, grip strength and wrist extension force in patients with tennis elbow.Trauma monthly · 2013Article
- Effectiveness of initial extracorporeal shock wave therapy on the newly diagnosed lateral or medial epicondylitis.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2012Article
- Optimal case definitions of upper extremity disorder for use in the clinical treatment and referral of patients.Arthritis care & research · 2012Review
- Management of tennis elbow.Open access journal of sports medicine · 2011Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThis review is one in a series of reviews of interventions for lateral elbow pain. Lateral elbow pain, or tennis elbow, is a common condition causing pain in the lateral elbow and forearm and lack of strength and function of the elbow and wrist. Surgery is sometimes recommended in treating chronic cases of lateral elbow pain where other less invasive interventions have failed. Various operations have been described based upon the surgeon's concept of the pathological entity. The most described surgical procedures involve release of the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) from the lateral epicondyle region based upon the premise that there is pathology in the attachment of ECRB to the lateral epicondyle. No systematic review has previously been published assessing the effect of surgical interventions for lateral elbow pain.
objectivesTo determine the effectiveness of surgical interventions in the treatment of adults with lateral elbow pain. SEARCH STRATEGY: Comprehensive electronic searches of MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE and SCISEARCH were combined with searches of the Cochrane Clinical Trials Registrar and the Musculoskeletal Review Group's specialist trial database. Identified keywords and authors were researched in an effort to identify as many trials as possible. Searches were conducted up to October 2001. SELECTION CRITERIA: Two independent reviewers assessed all identified studies against pre-determined inclusion criteria. Randomised and pseudo randomised trials in all languages were to be included in the review provided they were studying the effects of a surgical intervention and included a control as treatment for adults with lateral elbow pain. The control intervention could comprise no treatment or another intervention including an alternate surgical intervention. Outcomes of interest included pain, function, disability and quality of life, strength and adverse effects. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: The planned collection and analysis of data is described. MAIN
resultsOur search did not identify any controlled trials investigating the effect of surgery on lateral elbow pain. REVIEWER'S
conclusionsAt this time there are no published controlled trials of surgery for lateral elbow pain. Without a control group, it is not possible to draw any conclusions about the value of this modality of treatment.
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